Tie holder



July 10, 1962 R. w. RIEDLER 3,042,983

TIE HOLDER Filed April 13, 1959 IN V EN 0R. 2

1Z1 04314 file (1/31 dya W Patented July 10, 1962 3,042,983 TE HOLDER Robert W. Riedler, 505 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights, Ill. Filed Apr. 13, 1959, Ser. No. 806,114 1 Claim. (Cl. 2449) This invention relates to a tie holder and is particularly directed to a deformable structure which is capable of being shaped to ties of various width.

A general object of the invention is to provide a novel tie holder which comprises a paper-backed thin sheet or foil metal structure which is bendable into a loop to pass about the tie, the front portion of the loop extending over the front side of the tie and the back of the loop having means for fastening to a shirt button behind the tie.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel tie holder wherein the paper backing is provided with masked adhesive, the masking being selectively removable, so that the portions of the loop may be overlapped behind the tie and adhered to each other.

A different object of the invention is to provide a novel tie holder incorporating releasable fastening means for securement to a shirt button underlying the tie.

These and other objects and advantages inherent in the invention will become more apparent from the specification and drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an individual wearing the tie holder;

FIGURE 2 is a view of the tie holder in applied position taken substantially on line 22 of FIGURE 3 but on a smaller scale;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the tie holder with parts partially folded;

FIGURE 5 is a back elevational view of the tie holder str-ip;

FIGURE 6 is a broken apart rear elevational view of a modification of the tie holder strip, and

FIGURE 7 is a rear view of the modification shown in folded position.

Describing the invention in detail and having particular reference to the FIGURES 1-5 in the drawings there is shown a tie holder generally designated 2 which comprises an elongated strip 3 which is made up of a thin sheet of metal or foil exterior section 4 which is of ornamental design, said foil section 4 being suitably glued or adhered to a backing 5 of flexible material such as paper and the like. The exterior side 6 (FIGURE 3) of the backing 5 is covered with a tacky non-drying adhesive substance or coating 7 and this is covered by a masking strip 8.

The member 3 is preferably, though not necessarily, cut into a rectangular configuration having top and bottom edges 10 and 11 and end edges 12 and 13. In the formation of the tie holder, the width AA (FIGURE 1) of the tie 15 is considered and the strip 3 is bent at the ends of the length AA to provide a front portion 16 from an intermediate part of the strip 3, the bends 17 and 18 at opposite ends of the intermediate part being of a generous radius and the end portions 20 and 21 of the strip 3 pass behind the tie 15 and have overlapping sections 22, 23 which are provided with transverse button holes 24, 25 adapted to be aligned with each other to admit a shirt button 26. It will be noted that the button holes 24, 25 are elongated lengthwise of the strip or horizontally and that a portion of the backing 8 on the rear section 25 is removed (FIGURE 5) so that the gluelike substance 7 yieldably adheres to the exterior side 27 (FIGURE 3) of the metal foil.

Inasmuch as the substance 7 is non-drying it accommodates lengthwise displacement of the end portions and thus also the sections 22, 23. This permits releasably locking the holder to the securing thread 28 holding button 26 to the shirt 30 in that the slots are moved slightly out of registry to reduce the overall width of the slots by advancing the opposed end edges 31, 32 of slots or button holes 24, 25. Thus a novel, releasably locking tie holder is provided and the reusability thereof is insured inasmuch as the adhesive 7 adheres to the metallic foil surface 27 which is preferably indented to enhance the design and at the same time to provide limited raised areas 33 (FIGURE 3) of contact for the adhesive. It will be readily noted that if the adhesive contacted the backing there would "be a tendency for it to tear if the parts were moved whereas the coefiicient of adhesion to the metal is proportionately low and readily permits of the displacement of the sections.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGURES 6 and 7, it will be seen that parts identical to those in the previous-embodiment are identified by corresponding reference characters. In the instant embodiment the sections 22, 23 are provided With entry and exit slots 50, 51 which extended diagonally in opposite directions from slots 24 and 25, respectively to the bottom edge 11. The leading and trailing edges 52, 53 of slot 50 are diverged as at 54, 55 to facilitate ingress and egress of the thread 28 and comparable edges 56, 57 of slot 51 are similarly diverged at 58,59 for the same purpose. It will be noted that in the secured position of the sections 22, 23 which are releasably held together as in the previous embodiment, the slots 50 and 51 are displaced and prevent accidental withdrawal of thread 28.

Features not categorical-1y enumerated will undoubtedly occur to those skilled in the art, as will modifications and alterations in the preferred embodiment disclosed, all of which fall within the scope of this invention as set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A tie holder comprising a loop member having a front portion and end portion with overlapped sections, a pressure sensitive adhesive on one of the sections adheringly securing it to the other section, said sections having button holes elongated circumferentially of the loop and adapted to be brought into registry for admitting a button therethrough, and displaceable circumferentially of the loop to partially misalign the holes to prevent exit of the button while said sections are adhered to each other, and said sections having slots extending from respective holes to the edges of the sections and said slots extending transversely of the length of said member and disposed in positions adjacent to the remote ends of the holes in the overlapped position of the sections.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,260 Carrington Jan. 12, 1869 1,216,716 Meyer Feb. 20, 1917 1,259,787 Segall Mar. 19, 1918 2,185,293 Copeman Jan. 2, 1940 2,411,328 Monab Nov. 19, 1946 2,900,640 Hayden Aug. 25, 1959 FOREIGN PATENTS 140,311 Germany Apr. 11, 1903 

